| PHP has gained a following among non-technical web designers
who need to add interactive aspects to their sites. Offering
a gentle learning curve, PHP is an accessible yet powerful
language for creating dynamic web pages. As its popularity
has grown, PHP's basic feature set has become increasingly
more sophisticated. Now PHP 5 boasts advanced features--such
as new object-oriented capabilities and support for XML and
Web Services--that will please even the most experienced web
professionals while still remaining user-friendly enough for
those with a lower tolerance for technical jargon.
If you've wanted to try your hand at PHP but haven't known
where to start, then Learning PHP 5 is the book you need. If
you've wanted to try your hand at PHP but haven't known
where to start, then Learning PHP 5 is the book you need.
With attention to both PHP 4 and the new PHP version 5, it
provides everything from a explanation of how PHP works with
your web server and web browser to the ins and outs of
working with databases and HTML forms. Written by the
co-author of the popular PHP Cookbook, this book is for
intelligent (but not necessarily highly-technical) readers.
Learning PHP 5 guides you through every aspect of the
language you'll need to master for professional web
programming results. This book provides a hands-on learning
experience complete with exercises to make sure the lessons
stick.
Learning PHP 5 covers the following topics, and more:
How PHP works with your web browser and web server
PHP language basics, including data, variables, logic and
looping
Working with arrays and functions
Making web forms
Working with databases like MySQL
Remembering users with sessions
Parsing and generating XML
Debugging
Written by David Sklar, coauthor of the PHP Cookbook and an
instructor in PHP, this book offers the ideal classroom
learning experience whether you're in a classroom or on your
own. From learning how to install PHP to designing
database-backed web applications, Learning PHP 5 will guide
you through every aspect of the language you'll need to
master to achieve professional web programming results.
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